DECREASE LONG TERM COSTS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT = A major
recycling program will have a long term, though difficult to
quantify, impact on the costs of managing residential waste.
This impact will occur in at a number of levels.

* Lengthen life of existing land fiils, thereby reducing
iong term costs. These costs can be monetary,
political (local opposition to new landfills), and
environmental.

Reduce tonnage to be managed by existing waste removal
system. While this will have little immediate impact,
incremental gains should occur over the long term: less
wear on vehicles, more ability to accommodate
residential growth.

CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES 3 Recycling will reduce pressure
on natural resources, especially trees and aluminum.

REDUCE POLLUTION: Recycling is the most environmentally
attractive means of dealing with waste. Lend fills result
in degradation of the general environment, as well as having
potential for causing specific problems such as leaching and
polluting the water table. other forms of waste disposal,
such as incineration, are still unclear as to their
environmental impact and cost.

LOCAL EMPLOYMENT CREATION: Curbside recycling is a Labour
intensive export activity and provides for employment at the
local level. Moreover, with organizations Like SHARE, this
employment is often tied to training programs aimed at the
long term unemployed.

There are costs attached to recycling. Costs are directly
related to type of recycling program offered.

A)

CURBSIDE NEWSPAPER ONLY: This program has no direct costs
to the municipality. The municipality simply enters into an
exclusive arrangement with the contractor. The contractor
recovers all of his costs through the sale of the recycled
newspaper. The risk for this type of program lies in
fluctuating market rates for old newspaper. Prices over the
last 8 years have varied from $5. to $70. a tonne. The
present rate is $40. Should it drop drastically, it could
undermine those programs that rely completely on the sale
of recycled materials.